Belladonna
21belladonna — noun Etymology: Italian, literally, beautiful lady Date: 1597 1. an Old World poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family having purple or green bell shaped flowers, glossy black berries, and root and leaves that yield atropine… …
22Belladonna — Bel|la|dọn|na 〈f.; , dọn|nen〉 1. 〈Bot.〉 Tollkirsche, Gift u. Heilpflanze 2. 〈Pharm.〉 das aus der Tollkirsche gewonnene Alkaloid Belladonin [<ital. bella donna „schöne Frau“ (weil der in die Augen geträufelte Extrakt die Pupillen weitet u.… …
23belladonna — noun a) a plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries; deadly nightshade b) an alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine …
24belladonna — bel·la·dòn·na s.f. 1a. TS bot.com. erba perenne del genere Atropa (Atropa belladonna) con foglie ovali acuminate, bacche nere velenose e radici e foglie ricche di alcaloidi 1b. TS farm. estratto ricavato dalle radici e dalle foglie di tale pianta …
25belladonna — is., bit. b., İt. belladonna Güzelavrat otu …
26Belladonna — Bella|dọnna w; : übliche Kurzbezeichnung für ↑Atropa belladonna …
27belladonna — [ˌbɛlə dɒnə] noun deadly nightshade. ↘a drug made from belladonna, containing atropine. Origin C18: from mod. L., from Ital. bella donna fair lady , perh. from the cosmetic use of its juice to dilate the pupils …
28belladonna — n. Banewort, dwale, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) …
29belladonna — n. the deadly nightshade plant (Atropa belladonna) or the mixture of alkaloids derived from it, which include atropine and hyoscine …
30belladonna — bel•la•don•na [[t]ˌbɛl əˈdɒn ə[/t]] n. 1) pln Also called deadly nightshade a poisonous plant, Atropa belladonna of the nightshade family, having purplish red flowers and black berries. 2) pha atropine • Etymology: 1590–1600; < It bella donna… …
